Halloween is always a fun time of year. There are some neighborhoods not far from here that tend to go all out on decorations for the holiday, some even having competitions for the best Halloween display. I will not be one of those people going all out, it's a very expensive hobby to get involved in and some people spend thousands of dollars for elaborate displays. I say good for them, but I don't have the budget or energy to put something like that together! lol
I have always been a fan of the movie "A Nightmare Before Christmas" and over the last several years there have been commemorative silver coins produced by the nation on Niue (and of course Disney gets a cut...) This year I was planning on trying to get into Halloween shopping for silver early this year, but promptly forgot until a couple days ago. One in particular that I think I may pick up this year is the Niue Jack Skellington coin. Of course main stream dealers have pretty much sold out, I should have started shopping sooner. Right now they are running about $129 on eBay. I did see the Perth Mint in Australia and a Canadian dealer who still had some in stock for about the same price, but importing precious metals can get expensive.
Have a look, it's a nicely designed rectangular coin:
About the coin:
I think coin has some serious potential to become a very valuable coin in just a few years time. It may only be once Troy ounce of silver, but the mintage is limited to 1,000. With such low numbers produced and the popularity of the film I'm fairly confident there is some profit to be made if you can manage to find a good price. I started way too late this time around, so eBay may be my only good bet. I may wait until after the holidays even to see if I can find a better price.
A large part my confidence of future gains comes from some past editions that Niue has produced. In 2021 they minted 3,000 of each of the following coins which promptly sold out and have become expensive items just three years later. First this Jack Skellington coin now is selling for over $200 pretty much anywhere you look:
Then the Sally coin is even harder to find, but ironically I did find one for sale for $159 on eBay, which is probably a really good deal. But it's not what I'm shopping for right now....
And last but not least is this heart shaped coin from the same year is going for more than $200, I've seen some sellers hoping to find a sucker and pricing them over $300!
So I do think with the low mintage this year's Jack Skellington coin may become a nice investment. But like I said I may wait until the holidays are over to try for a better price... Investing always required good timing, and a lot of the time some serious good luck!
The coin isn't the only Halloween item I'm looking at. Monarch Precious Metals produces Day of the Dead skulls every year, each is 2 ounces but I believe they also have a 10 ounce variety. This one is two ounces and is priced at $82 right now, really not too big a premium for these really cool silver skulls. Monarch makes a lot of great silvers skulls, they are definitely worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with them.
The problem with any holiday anymore is that there are more silver items out there that I want to buy than the budget will afford. That's what happens when you go from full time work to very limited part time... Oh well, such is life!
That will finish up the post of the day, I hope I you found some of it interesting. I have seen some other nice silver Halloween buys from silver gold stacker members so you may want to check them out! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below. Thank you for all of your support everyone, it truly is greatly appreciated. Have a great week everyone!
Disclaimer:
I am not a financial planner and this isn't financial advice. Please always do your own research before investing your money. You worked hard enough to earn it!
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